The Court Supreme

hello my dear friends. As I'm sure you've heard, the US Supreme Court has struck down most of Arizona's "controversial" immigration law (S.B.1070). They upheld one part of the law which requires police officers stopping someone to make efforts to verify that person's immigration status with the Federal Government. Arizona has a bit of a problem with illegal immigrants. Let me just say that I fully support people's right to seek a better life in America. My grandparents were immigrants. Legal immigrants. Now, I'm not a lawyer but, in actuality you don't have to be a lawyer to sit on the Nation's highest court. But that is beside the point.  The Court Supreme, in it's infinite wisdom struck down three of four provision of the law saying, in essence, that conflict with existing Federal laws regulating immigration. The Supreme Court struck down a provision that would make it a crime for an illegal immigrant to work or seek work in Arizona. Apparently that's unconstitutional. It is a crime to knowingly hire and/or employ an illegal alien. So apparently illegals have to right to find work as long as you don't hire them. Yup. That makes sense. The Biggies also struck down a provision that authorized state and local officers to arrest people, without a warrant, if they have probable cause to believe that person is in this Country illegally. You can, of course, arrest an American citizen without a warrant if you have probable cause to believe they have committed a crime but, just being here illegally isn't actually a crime so, no arrest. Finally, the Great Robbed Ones ruled that a provision making it a state requirement that immigrants register with the Federal Government, which, of course, is already the law but no one enforces it. The problem here is that, after going through all the trouble of scaling a fence and running through the desert, turning yourself in doesn't really appeal to a lot of these folks so, it's not easily enforced. Anyway, that pesky little constitution says that immigration and naturalization is the job of the Federal Government. Of course that constitution also says that "full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state". (Article IV; Section 1). I guess we can ignore that one since it apparently doesn't apply to marriage. But I digress. My question is, when the President of the United States directs those in charge of immigration to NOT enforce certain laws which by the way is illegal in itself, but that's for another blog), is there really a conflict? If the Feds aren't going to do it, why can't the States? If a law is not enforced is it still a law? The funny thing here is, the Prez said illegals under 30 who have not broken the law, won't be deported. Isn't just being here illegally breaking the law? So, I guess they have to go anyway. No harm, no foul. I need a nap!
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